Outdoor Waldorf parent and child groups
Groups that meet mostly outside, in a forest, a park, a garden or on a farm. Some hosts keep one outdoor group alongside their indoor ones.
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- Mostly outdoors
Garden Elves Playgroup
Garden Elves Playgroup
Glendale, New South Wales, Australia
A parent-run playgroup on land owned by the Newcastle Waldorf School, where families take turns with morning tea, storytelling and bread dough.
- Meets:
- Thursday mornings, 9:00am to 12:00pm
- Term:
- New places offered at the start of each term
- Cost:
- A small fee each term per child; free Playgroup Australia membership needed
- Mixed ages
- Mostly outdoors
Playgroup and Forest Playgroup
Dandenong Ranges Steiner School
Narre Warren East, Victoria, Australia
A weekly playgroup in the hall opposite the early childhood campus, and a Forest Playgroup held outside in local parkland or forest.
- Ages:
- Birth to kinder age; Forest Playgroup 3 and over
- Meets:
- Playgroup: Mondays and Tuesdays, 9.30am to 11.30am, at Menzies Creek Hall; Forest Playgroup: Tuesdays, 12:30pm to 2.30pm
- Mixed ages
- Mostly outdoors
Playgroup
Wild Cherry Steiner School
East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
Indoor play, bread making, morning circle, outdoor play and a story, with a Bush Playgroup that takes the same rhythm into the bush.
- Meets:
- Monday and Tuesday, 9:00am to 11:00am; a Bush Playgroup is also offered
- Mixed ages
- Mostly outdoors
Parent and Tot Program
South Shore Waldorf School
Blockhouse, Nova Scotia, Canada
Each Monday starts with a circle song on the front steps, then free play in the kindergarten yard or a walk in the woods before going back inside.
- Meets:
- Mondays, 9:00am to 11:00am
- Term:
- Autumn term, September 28 to December 7
- Mixed ages
- Mostly outdoors
Rosebud Playgroup
Tauranga Waldorf Playgroup, Kindergarten and School
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
A parent-led playgroup with natural materials and a workshop each term, plus a Friday session on the farm for families who already come to a Cowshed morning.
- Meets:
- The Cowshed: Monday to Thursday, 9.15am to 11.30am; The Farm: Friday, 9.15am to 11.30am, as a second session
- Term:
- Term 3 2026; each school term from week two
- Cost:
- Koha of $90 per child per term
Group pageTauranga Waldorf Playgroup, Kindergarten and School on the Waldorf Map
Checked on October 20, 2026
- Babies
- Mixed ages
- Mostly outdoors
Ash Tree Parent and Child Group
Ringwood Waldorf School
Ringwood, England, United Kingdom
Mixed-age mornings of baking bread or scones, ring time and a story, with a weekly forest walk group and a group for babies.
- Ages:
- Birth to four years
- Meets:
- Monday to Thursday, 10:00am to 12:00pm; Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, 1:10pm to 3:10pm; Friday 9:30am
- Term:
- Term time
- Mixed ages
- Mostly outdoors
Parent & Child Groups
The St Michael Steiner School
London, England, United Kingdom
Children play in the garden and a cosy hut while parents relax, try a seasonal craft or help with a little gardening.
- Ages:
- Up to 4 years
- Meets:
- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in the school gardens by Hanworth Park; Friday 10am to 11.30am drop-in at The Crossway Centre, Twickenham
- Term:
- School groups booked by the half term
- Cost:
- £10 a session per family, with concessions
- Mixed ages
- Mostly outdoors
Wildflowers Parent & Child Group
Holywood Steiner School
Holywood, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
A Thursday group that meets in the kindergarten garden in all weathers and is open to everyone.
- Ages:
- Birth to pre-school
- Meets:
- Thursdays, 10.30am to 12pm, in term time, in the Kindergarten Garden
- Term:
- Resumes Thursday 10 September 2026
- Mixed ages
- Mostly outdoors
Steiner Waldorf Play Group
Nant-y-Cwm Steiner School
Clunderwen, Wales, United Kingdom
Parents bake fresh bread and make handcrafts together while their children play, booked half a term at a time.
- Meets:
- Thursdays (outdoor group) and Fridays (indoor group), 10:00 to 12:30
- Term:
- Booked by the half term, usually 5 to 7 sessions
- Cost:
- £12.50 a session for one child, £16 for two
- Babies
- Toddlers
- Mostly outdoors
Parent & Child Classes
Berkeley Rose Waldorf School
Oakland, California, United States
Teacher-led weekly classes, indoors for new parents with babies and indoors or outdoors for toddlers, with time to talk about child development.
- Ages:
- Babies in the first year, and toddlers
- Meets:
- Sweet Peas on Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday mornings; Oaks and Acorns on Saturday mornings
- Term:
- Fall, Winter and Spring sessions
- Mixed ages
- Mostly outdoors
Hand-in-Hand: Parent-Child Class Series
Infused Kinder Cottage
Tujunga, California, United States
Parents and children play, gather for songs and circle, walk the gardens and help care for the chickens and lambs on the farm.
- Meets:
- Mondays and Fridays by reservation, 10:00am to 12:00pm; some Saturdays
- Cost:
- $60 per family for both parts of the morning
- Babies
- Toddlers
- Mostly outdoors
Parent & Child (Parent & Baby, Parent & Toddler)
Marin Waldorf School
San Rafael, California, United States
Babies lie on a soft blanket while parents learn lullabies and seasonal songs; toddler classes use the classrooms, play yards and gardens of the school's 10-acre campus.
- Ages:
- Birth to 14 months; 15 months to 2 years 9 months
- Meets:
- Parent & Baby: Thursdays, 11:00am to 12:15pm
- Term:
- Fall Session I: September 10 to October 15; Fall Session II: October 22 to December 3, 2026
- Mixed ages
- Mostly outdoors
Forest Playgroup
Playgroup Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States
Waldorf-inspired art and music classes held outdoors under the trees, following the seasons with songs and stories.
- Ages:
- Babies, toddlers and older children
- Meets:
- Thursdays at 10:30am at Catalina Verdugo Adobe, Glendale; East Forest Playgroup on Fridays at 10:30am
- Term:
- 12-week sessions with 4-week trial blocks; East Forest Playgroup November 6 to December 11
- Toddlers
- Mostly outdoors
Waldorf in the Woods and Merrily We Meet
Waldorf School of Tampa Bay
Palm Harbor, Florida, United States
Two weekly groups, one outdoors in a Dunedin park and one on campus, with puppet stories, songs, bread making and herb tea.
- Ages:
- Walking toddlers to age 3 (Woods); age 2 (Merrily We Meet)
- Meets:
- Waldorf in the Woods: Mondays 9:30am to 11:15am in a Dunedin park; Merrily We Meet: Fridays 9am to 11am on campus
- Term:
- Fall 2026
- Toddlers
- Mostly outdoors
Parent-Child Class
Da Vinci Waldorf School
Wauconda, Illinois, United States
A Tuesday hiking group with circle songs, a walk through the woods and a warm oatmeal snack, and a Friday group in the classroom.
- Ages:
- 1.5 to 4
- Meets:
- Hiking Group: Tuesdays 9:30am to 11:00am; Classroom Group: Fridays 9:00am to 11:30am
- Term:
- Tuesdays September 8 to October 27, 2026; Fridays September 11 to October 30, 2026 (8 classes each)
- Mixed ages
- Mostly outdoors
Parent-Child Classes
Waldorf School of DuPage
Warrenville, Illinois, United States
A shortened early childhood morning for parents and children together, ending each week with play outdoors.
- Meets:
- Fridays, 9:30am to 11:30am
- Term:
- Fall 2026 Session 1: September 18 to October 23; Session 2: October 30 to November 20; Spring 2027 Session 1: February 19 to March 19
- Babies
- Toddlers
- Mostly outdoors
Parent & Child Classes
Waldorf School At Moraine Farm
Beverly, Massachusetts, United States
Classes on the historic Moraine Farm campus, with time to swing, climb and explore the gardens and nature trails.
- Ages:
- 2 months to 2 1/2 years
- Meets:
- Bachelor's Button: Thursdays 9:00 to 11:30; Morning Glory: Fridays 9:00 to 11:00
- Term:
- Thursdays 9/24 to 12/10; Fridays 9/25 to 12/11
- Cost:
- $575 (Thursdays) or $525 (Fridays)
- Toddlers
- Mostly outdoors
Parent-Child Class
Emerson Waldorf School
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Classes on the school farm in Chapel Hill built around free movement and the child's own play, with one parent or caregiving grandparent per child.
- Ages:
- 12 to 36 months, by class
- Meets:
- Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays or Fridays; Thursday classes 9am to 11am
- Term:
- Fall, Winter and Spring sessions
- Mixed ages
- Mostly outdoors
Parent & Child Class
Charlottesville Waldorf School
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Tuesday mornings of singing, storytelling, outdoor play and art, in the parent and child classroom, on the playground and out in the forest.
- Meets:
- Tuesdays, 9am to 11am
- Term:
- Fall 2026: September 29 to December 15 (11 weeks)
- Toddlers
- Mostly outdoors
Parent-Toddler Playgroup
The Haven Preschool
Bellingham, Washington, United States
One group starts in the preschool classroom and one with a walk to a duck pond, and both end with songs, a puppet story and warm tea.
- Ages:
- 12 months to 3 years
- Meets:
- Thursdays: indoor/outdoor group 9:30am to 10:45am; outdoor group 11am to 12:30pm
- Term:
- Six-week sessions: Fall 2026, Holiday 2026 and Spring 2027
- Cost:
- $250 for a 6-week session
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